We’ve got that easy.
Our little town is trying to go energy independent. It has a town well and other infrastructure in place, so if it can get the windmill/solar power thingie going, it ought to be enough to get us by.
I don’t think that they are thinking survival so much, as being able to sell back the electricity and cut costs. IIRC, at the town meeting, though, someone did make reference to the NE blackout.
I ought to contact the mayor and see where the town is on this.....
He won't listen to the facts. They're noisy. They nearly never put out as much power as the proponents say they will. And for an added bonus they toss hundred pound chunks of ice around in the winter.
If I were you I'd think about investing in a few of those soft solar panels for home use. Not cheap, but...
I am thinking of getting one of these:
Sunforce 50044 60-Watt Solar Charging Kit